High-throughput whole-genome sequencing to dissect the epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from a hospital outbreak

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-41

  Lewis, T ^a   Loman, N J ^b   Bingle, L ^b   Jumaa, P ^a   Weinstock, G M ^c   Mortiboy, D ^a   Pallen, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

454 pyrosequencing; Acinetobacter baumannii; Epidemiology; Multidrug resistance; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Whole genome sequencing

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TIGECYCLINE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PYROSEQUENCING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOLDIER; UNITED KINGDOM; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 77951297611     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.01.012     Document Type: Article

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